Arabic – Egyptian Dialect

Sentence Structure Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Dah/Dih/Dol (This/That) +Nouns

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

Dah this/that (masc.) masc. singular OR plural plants
Dih this/that (fem.) fem. singular OR plural non-human
Dol these/those dual form OR plural human

RULES

IF THEN EX
this is/that is/these are in the beginning in English add dah/dih/dol in the beginning this is a house: dah beit
just this/that/these without is/are add (el ال (in the
beginning in Arabic and dah/dih/dol at the end		 this house: el beit dah
there is an “a/an” in English no “a/an” Arabic equivalent a book: ketab

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